On May 1st, the sky was fine.

At the foot of the mountain, a large field of honeysuckle blooms, and the white and yellow fold out a piece of brilliance, indicating that the pace of summer is approaching.

Today, Jian Ning was working in the paddy field, tied a bamboo basket around his waist, turned out the loach and yellow eel, and caught it in the basket.

After several verifications, Jian Ning has confirmed that the captain is releasing water to the Jian family all the time, and the specific reason is probably Comrade Jiang.

As long as he doesn't act out of line, the captain turns a blind eye, Jian Ning beats the snake and sticks, and seizes the opportunity to seek some small benefits for himself, and yesterday he also picked more than a dozen lotus roots and some water chestnuts by the fish pond and transferred them to the waterhole in the farming space.

In the afternoon, dark clouds gathered above the sky.

The drizzle is falling.

Jian Ning wiped her sweaty hair, suddenly uneasy, it was an ordinary rainy day, but it hooked out the uneasiness in the darkness.

She stepped on the silt and quickly dampled the water to stand on the ridge, put her hands together and put them to her mouth, and roared at the side of the mountain: "Liya, it's raining, bring your younger brothers and sisters back." ”

It was far away, and the cousins were so quiet that they couldn't hear the reply.

In a moment, a few blurry black dots led the thread towards where she was.

The black dots are getting closer, and I can clearly see the honeysuckle in the net pocket of a few babies and the pigweed in the basket, and a few babies are chattering and inviting credit: "Fourth sister, look, I picked a bag full of honeysuckle." ”

The uneasiness in my heart has not been alleviated.

There is no root cause to be found, and there is no way to appease.

Pressing down the uneasiness in her heart, Jian Ning reluctantly pulled her lips and smiled, and patted the heavy basket on her waist: "I'll give you fried loaches in a while, don't run around, go to the pigpen first and hand over the pigweed, and go home to dry the honeysuckle in the dustpan." ”

"Okay. A few babies cheered and ran away.

The rain became heavier, and the wind and rain were like clouds.

For three days, the rain did not slow down at all.

Spring rain is as expensive as oil, and if you are young, it will become a disaster.

It rained for three days, and Jian Ning was restless for three days, she took the time to go to the mouth of the gorge to clean the drainage ditch, and when she returned to the village, she saw Wang Anqing wearing a robe, and walked back and forth on the edge of the field with a sad face: "Captain, is the water outlet on the other side of the dam blocked?"

The small river ditch that diverts water to irrigate the fields has become a safety hazard under the continuous pouring rain.

Wang Anqing raised his head in a voice: "It should be almost, I was about to take a look." ”

"Let's do it together. Her father and uncle were also blocking the water at the dam at the entrance of the village, and Jian Ning fell behind Wang Anqing with heavy steps, walking silently.

Wang Anqing was also silent all the way, pressing a stone in his heart, and he was in no mood to speak.

The ground was full of puddles, and the water in the ditches overflowed the road, rushing out of the ditches one after another.

The grain planted in the field was washed away as soon as it sprouted.

On the hillside, where the water flows, the turf is washed away, revealing brown dirt and potholes like sinuous tear stains.

The water covered the instep of his feet, freezing people's hearts, and Jian Ning said coldly: "Captain, I have a proposal, do you want to listen to it?"

Wang Anqing's eyebrows tightened and his head twisted, and his voice was dry: "What is the proposal?"

The rain curtain and the gloomy sky are glued together, like two pieces of cloth that cannot be torn.

Jian Ning kicked the water under his feet: "If the flood breaks out, the water outlet at the entrance of the village is blocked, and the dam made of mud can't stop the ferocity of the torrent no matter how solid it is." It is better to gather all the manpower back and vigorously dredge the drainage ditch in the village and drain the water along the side of the hill. ”

The Linghe River channel surrounds the east side of Shuimo Village, and the water is drained from the hills to the lower reaches of the Linghe River.

Today's Wang Anqing is very different from usual, dull and quiet, after listening to Jian Ning's words, he didn't say good or bad, he just walked with his head down, from the side, the corners of his lips were tense, as if he was thinking about the feasibility.

"This is only the first step, the most important step is to rely on the captain to persuade the people above to open the gate of the downstream Guanling County Hydropower Station as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the flood really broke out, Shuimo Village would not be able to escape flooding. Jian Ning said solemnly: "Therefore, it is better to block than to sparse, and how to discharge the flood is the key." ”

"Shuimo Village is located in the middle reaches of the Linghe River, and several nearby villages are low, and this area bears the brunt. Especially in our village, which is located in a hollow, the torrent pours in, people can run up the mountain to hide, the crops and houses have no feet, once the flood hits, it is not difficult to imagine how heavy the loss will be. ”

When the whole meeting held last night to discuss the plugging of the water, she wanted to say that considering that she was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl who did not have credibility to speak, she kept silent.

Shi Cai walked on the mountain and found that the situation was even more severe than he imagined, so he had to speak out vigilantly.

If the captain didn't listen, Jian Ning was ready to persuade the old lady to move to high ground in advance to avoid the flood.

Wang Anqing stopped his steps and turned to look at Jian Ning: "Is it so serious? It will only be May, and it will not be the season when floods are frequent, and the upper authorities will not agree to open the gate in advance." ”

The flood season is generally in July and August.

Opening the gate is not a trivial matter, it has to go through layers of approval, and it is not something he can do with a word, so it is difficult to buckle him with an alarmist hat.

"The mountains stretch for dozens of miles, the rain continues endlessly, and the amount of water is monstrous, and if it accumulates to a certain amount, it will definitely cause a major flood. Jian Ningyao pointed to the undulating mountains in the distance, and said: "There are accidents in everything, and all the regulations should be adjusted and adapted according to the actual situation. ”

"Captain, if you are willing to believe me, immediately call the members back to the village to dredge the ditch, you go to the captains of several nearby villages, clarify the key points, and gather them to go to the commune to report the mountain flood. I just went into the mountains and encountered several mountain torrents, and the water flowed into the valley and river. ”

"If I look at the amount of water, the flood will explode in less than three days. The best way is to convince them right away, and wait for someone to come down for the field inspection, and then report it layer by layer. ”

Wang Anqing didn't ask her why she was running up the mountain on a rainy day, and his eyebrows were twisted to weigh her words.

"Let's go, you come with me to the river dam. Wang Anqing suddenly quickened his pace and ran towards the river dam.

"Captain, why don't you block it again?" Everyone was busy for a long time, seeing that the water mouth was half blocked, and the captain didn't have the right tendons, and on a whim he said that if he didn't block it, he wouldn't block it, didn't he work in vain before.

Moving stones and shoveling mud, soaking in water for a long time, some people complained.

"Yes, captain, take a look from a high point, the water of the Linghe River is almost full, can it be done if it is not blocked? ”

"I was about to ask you for instructions to build the dam a little higher, but you suddenly stopped blocking it......"

Everyone protested.